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quail是什么意思

quail

英[kweɪl] 美[kwel]

复数：quail; quails;

第三人称单数：quails;

过去式：quailed;

过去分词：quailed;

现在分词：quailing;

相关单词 Quail meat quailed quailing quails

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N-COUNT

鹌鹑

A quail is a type of small bird which is often shot and eaten.
例句
I've shot hundreds of quail with that gun. 我用那只枪打死过几百只鹌鹑。
VERB

胆怯;畏缩;害怕;退缩

If someone or something makes you quail, they make you feel very afraid, often so that you hesitate.
例句
The very words make many of us quail... 这些话让我们许多人胆怯了。 He told Naomi she was becoming just like Maya. Naomi quailed at the thought. 他告诉娜奥米，她正变得和马娅一样。一想到这里，娜奥米便不寒而栗。

英汉词典释义

n.
鹌鹑
a bevy of quails 一群鹌鹑 quail call 引诱鹌鹑入网用的哨笛声
鹌鹑肉
vi.
害怕,发抖,畏缩
I quailed at the danger. 我一遇到危险,心里就发毛。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
2. small gallinaceous game birds
Verb
1. draw back, as with fear or pain;
"she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"

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